On February 3, 2001, YLTPers and others gathered for the first YLTP Lecture. The morning began with worship in the Floria Christi Chapel led by Tom and Katherine Dretcher. The lecture featured Dr. Marva Dawn, who spoke on "Being 'Church' with Youth: Engaging the Whole Church." Approximately 100 people attended. Following the lecture, participants engaged Dr. Dawn in further conversation during a luncheon. Later that day, graduates of the YLTP program had the opportunity to dialogue into three of the program's early mentors: Dr. Elmer Witt, Professor Emeritus Karl Lutze, and Professor Emeritus Walter Reiner. The evening was capped off by a Valparaiso University basketball game in the Athletic Recreation Center.